Total Crime Rate

115.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 115.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 69.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.9 8/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Glan Ely Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Fairwater , and the 282nd highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Glan Ely Close (CF5 3EJ) in the last 12 months was 115.9 per 1,000 residents and was 24.3% higher than the Fairwater average (93.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 69.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Glan Ely Close (CF5 3EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Landwade Close, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hill View (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Glan Ely Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Landwade Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill View Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Landwade Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill View Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Forest View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill View Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clos Ty Bronna
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glan Ely Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Firtree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill View Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Landwade Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakway Under investigation

Data Sources

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